The Faces of Reason traces the history of philosophy in English Canada from 1850 to 1950, examining the major English-Canadian philosophers in detail adn setting them in the context of the main currents of Canadian thought. The book concludes with a brief survey of the period after 1950. What is distinctive in Canadian philosophy, say the authors, is the concept of reason and the uses to which it is put. Reason has interacted with experience in a new world and a cold climate to create a distinctive Canadian community. The diversity of political, geographic, social, and religious factors has fostered a particular kind of thinking, particular ways of reasoning and communicating. Rather than one grand, overarching Canadian way of thinking, there are “many faces of reason,” “a kind of philosophic federalism”. The book has two dimensions: “it is a continuos story which makes a point about the development of philosophical reason in the Canadian context.... it is a reference work which may be consulted by readers interested in particular figures, ideas, movements, or periods.”
What do you need most in your life?Are you seeking comfort, encouragement, understanding, love, wisdom and truth?God tells us in Matthew 11:28, "Come unto me all ye that labour and are heavy laden and I will give you rest." Let Spiritual Jackets open the door for you to find that rest in God's love. As you read through the pages of this book, you will find a message for every season in your life.Author Karla Trott has experienced many things in life-divorce, abuse, abandonment, and loneliness-but God was there with her through every situation, good or bad. Throughout her poetry, Trott answers questions like: Who am I? Who is God? Does God really love me?As you read through her poems, you will find a message of hope and joy. Learn how to not merely survive this life, but conquer.
What do you need most in your life? Are you seeking comfort, encouragement, understanding, love, wisdom, and truth? God tells us in Matthew 11:28, 'Come unto me all ye that labour and are heavy laden and I will give you rest.' Let Spiritual Jackets open the door for you to find that rest in God's love. As you read through the pages of this book, you will find a message for every season in your life. Author Karla Trott has experienced many things in life—divorce, abuse, abandonment, and loneliness—but God was there with her through every situation, good or bad. Throughout her poetry, Trott answers questions like: Who am I? Who is God? Does God really love me? As you read through her poems, you will find a message of hope and joy. Learn how to not merely survive this life, but conquer.
The Poems are about how I felt at various moments in life regarding Love, Friendship, Loss, Stress, when in Wonder at God's Most Precious Gifts; inspired by thoughts, comments and what I've seen.
The Faces of Reason traces the history of philosophy in English Canada from 1850 to 1950, examining the major English-Canadian philosophers in detail adn setting them in the context of the main currents of Canadian thought. The book concludes with a brief survey of the period after 1950. What is distinctive in Canadian philosophy, say the authors, is the concept of reason and the uses to which it is put. Reason has interacted with experience in a new world and a cold climate to create a distinctive Canadian community. The diversity of political, geographic, social, and religious factors has fostered a particular kind of thinking, particular ways of reasoning and communicating. Rather than one grand, overarching Canadian way of thinking, there are “many faces of reason,” “a kind of philosophic federalism”. The book has two dimensions: “ it is a continuos story which makes a point about the development of philosophical reason in the Canadian context....it is a reference work which may be consulted by readers interested in particular figures, ideas, movements, or periods.”
In the 1960s, increasing numbers of African American students entered predominantly White colleges and universities in the northern and western United States. Too Much to Ask focuses on the women of this pioneering generation, examining their educational strategies and experiences and exploring how social class, family upbringing, and expectations--their own and others'--prepared them to achieve in an often hostile setting. Drawing on extensive questionnaires and in-depth interviews with Black women graduates, sociologist Elizabeth Higginbotham sketches the patterns that connected and divided the women who integrated American higher education before the era of affirmative action. Although they shared educational goals, for example, family resources to help achieve those goals varied widely according to their social class. Across class lines, however, both the middle- and working-class women Higginbotham studied noted the importance of personal initiative and perseverance in helping them to combat the institutionalized racism of elite institutions and to succeed. Highlighting the actions Black women took to secure their own futures as well as the challenges they faced in achieving their goals, Too Much to Ask provides a new perspective for understanding the complexity of racial interactions in the post-civil rights era.
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